PhotoPrism vs Google Photos: catalog facts
 PhotoPrism |  Google Photos |
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Freemium Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0. Sponsored membership unlocks some extra features… |
Freemium Every Google Account includes up to 15 GB of storage shared across Google Photos, Gmail… |
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Self-hosted, Web |
Web, Android, iOS |
- Automatic labelling and face recognition running on your own machine
- Powerful combined search across labels, place, colour and quality
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- Automatic backup from Android and iOS in Original quality or compressed Storage saver quality
- Natural-language search plus face groups, places and things; AI editing tools such as Magic Eraser and Photo Unblur
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- Indexing and face recognition are demanding; a Raspberry Pi will struggle
- Docker is the supported install route, which is a barrier for some
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- Storage saver resizes photos above 16 MP and videos above 1080p, and since June 1, 2021 still counts…
- Content may be deleted after 2 years of inactivity or 2 years over the storage quota
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Self-hosted, Web application |
Hosted service, Web application, Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Closed source |
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License: AGPL-3.0 |
License not stated |
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No account needed |
Account needed |
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Works offline |
Not stated if it works offline |
Checked September 21, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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